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Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, long believed to simply release stored ...

Scientists wanted to know why the chatter of Alston’s singing mice sounds so much like human conversation. What they found ...

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Thousands of times per year, a family's moment of joy turns to unexpected grief. A seemingly healthy infant stops smiling or ...

Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help ...

Science is often viewed as a world of complex theories, difficult equations and highly technical discoveries. Yet many of the greatest breakthroughs i.

By Will Dunham May 7 (Reuters) - Indigenous people in the Andes domesticated the potato - a great source of starch, vitamins, ...

Our bodily systems are rife with mutations. In fact, your DNA is mutating right now. These errors, and attempts to repair them, are a key to understanding immune function, aging, and even how heart ...

With summer on the way, doctors in the WVU Medicine system are doing their part to make people aware of the risks skin cancer ...

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 25 international members in recognition of ...